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Many middle-income states face a fragile recovery

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INT

The G20 summit pledged vaccine equity to help low-and-middle-income nations, but not broader economic commitments

Public banks can finance SDGs more, but 2030 is a rush

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INTERNATIONAL

The UNCTAD report urging public banks to do the “heavy lifting” to meet UN Sustainable Development Goals is ambitious

Healthier housing dynamics would boost Chinese growth

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CHINA

The authorities have pledged to reduce housing oversupply and stabilise prices but the multi-speed market is a concern

A China crisis is bigger systemic threat than markets

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INT

China’s influence on the global real economy is a bigger risk than events in fragile Italy, Turkey and Argentina

US rate rise to affect 'fragile five' differently

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AP

Key emerging markets are bracing for a rise in US interest rates

Balance sheet wars will fire up among central banks

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INTERNATIONAL

A look at the likely divergence of monetary policies around the world

Differing priorities of age groups polarise politics

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INT

There are more people over than under 40 in high-income nations; this could exacerbate political polarisation

Risk and Opportunities, 2018, Part 3

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INT

Risks mostly ignored by investors in 2017 will move front-of-mind in 2018

The job dislocation of COVID-19 will reduce global GDP

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INTERNATIONAL

The more jobs that are lost worldwide this year, the more disjointed the economic recovery will initially be

Wealth shifts across ages will exacerbate inequalities

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INT

Huge wealth transfers from those currently over 60 to the under-60s in the coming decades will have broad implications